For a brief moment, the NEWS that Michele Bachmann won’t seek re-election to Congress next year made me fear that she would no longer be the reigning clown princess of right-wing politics, an inviting target for my rapier wit.

But, of course, Bachmann isn’t going away. She probably still thinks she is destined, by divine will, for unparalleled greatness as a champion of all that is good and decent in America.

Will she run again for the Republican presidential nomination? Highly likely, I would think.

In any event, Bachmann ...

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Pat Cunningham

For a brief moment, the NEWS that Michele Bachmann won’t seek re-election to Congress next year made me fear that she would no longer be the reigning clown princess of right-wing politics, an inviting target for my rapier wit.

But, of course, Bachmann isn’t going away. She probably still thinks she is destined, by divine will, for unparalleled greatness as a champion of all that is good and decent in America.